Inspirational: The Story of Paul Harvey

Years ago, a hardworking man took his family from New York State to Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there. Part of this man's family was handsome young man who had aspirations of joining the Circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worse section of town.

Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money the young fellow resisted. However, they bested him easily and proceeded to beat him to a pulp. They mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened to find him lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue wagon. On the way to the morgue, a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was placed on a gurney, a nurse remarked to her horror, that this young man no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs and arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all his teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull. Although his life was spared, he spent over year in the hospital.

When he finally left, his body may have healed but his face was disgusting to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired.

When the young man started to look for job, he was turned down again by everyone just on account of the way he looked.

One potential employer suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as The Man Who Had No Face. And he did this for a while. He was still rejected by eveyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for five years.

One day he passed by a church and sought some solace there. Entering the church, he encountered a priest who had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a pewgt. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they talked at length.

The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his torturous life.

The young man went to mass and communion everyday, and after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give him peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His eyes.

The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. There would be no cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest's bestfriend. The doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now in life, even though he had experienced the worse was filled with good humor and love. The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best dental work was also done for him. The young man became everything he promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, and many children, and success in an industry which would have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career, if not for the goodness of God, and the love of the people who cared for him. This he acknowledges publicly. The young man was and is MEL GIBSON.

His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie, "The Man Without A Face." He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man, a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of courage. And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man! Paul Harvey.

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In your Anger, Do not Sin...

A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his horror, his 3 year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy's hands into a pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. The doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones but finally he had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands.

When the boy woke up from the surgery and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said,
"Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?"

The father went home and committed suicide.


Think about this story the next time you see someone spill milk at the dinner table or hear a baby cry. Think first before you lose your patience and become angry with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired but broken bones and hurt feelings often cannot.

Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes but the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

Pause and ponder. Think before you act. Be patient.

Always remember: You have the right to be angry, but you have no right to be cruel.